Dental anxiety, also known as odontophobia, prevents people from getting their regular cleanings and keeping up with necessary dental hygiene. One aspect of the anxiety comes from the sound of the ...

A team of mechanical engineering students from Johns Hopkins University is working with a Florida dentist to develop a device that aims to make dental procedures less daunting for many patients. Check ...

A dental drill being used in a patient's mouth. (Tomomi Yamada via SWNS) By Stephen Beech Dental drills are to be made quieter to reduce patients' anxiety. Japanese scientists are studying the ...

You’ve hit the candy and ice cream a little too hard - and now it’s time to face the music at the dentist over those cavities. Nearly 90 percent of American adults, aged 20-64, have had decay in their ...

LOVELAND, Colo. — For some, a visit to the dentist can be a nerve-wracking experience, filled with anxiety and discomfort. But for one Loveland-based dentist office, they’re trying a unique approach ...

Imaging assisted in the diagnosis and removal of a dental drill head from the airway of a 76-year-old patient who aspirated the object during a procedure, according to a case report recently published ...

Dental drills are to be made quieter to reduce patients' anxiety. Japanese scientists are studying the aeroacoustics of dental drills so they can pinpoint the anxiety-triggering sounds and design new, ...